Publications

Heart Failure Awareness Week Staff Spotlight: Kathryn Bill

May 7, 2021

It’s Heart Failure Awareness Week, and we’re highlighting staff at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre who play a vital role in caring for patients who are living with heart failure. Today, we’re sharing some Q&A with Kathryn Bill, a Nurse Practitioner in the Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Telehomecare Program.

Report from Matt Simeoni

May 6, 2021

With spring in the air and vaccinations rolling out in Thunder Bay and across the Northwest in higher volumes, there seems to be a renewed sense of optimism with many people. Without a doubt, it is welcomed and with light at the end of the tunnel somewhat evident, it is in many ways justified.

Heart Failure Awareness Week Staff Spotlight: Nicole Strong

May 6, 2021

It’s Heart Failure Awareness Week, and we’re highlighting staff at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre who play a vital role in caring for patients who are living with heart failure. Today, we’re sharing some Q&A with Nicole Strong, a Registered Dietitian in the Congestive Heart Failure Telehomecare Program and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.

Heart Failure Awareness Week Staff Spotlight: Rajesh Talpade

May 5, 2021

It’s Heart Failure Awareness Week, and we’re highlighting staff at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre who play a vital role in caring for patients who are living with heart failure. Today, we’re sharing some Q&A with Rajesh Talpade, a Congestive Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner Navigator in our Internal Medicine Clinic.

Heart Failure Awareness Week Staff Spotlight: Jean Hamilton

May 3, 2021

It’s Heart Failure Awareness Week, and we’re highlighting staff at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre who play a vital role in caring for patients who are living with heart failure. Today, we’re sharing some Q&A with Jean Hamilton, a Booking Clerk who provides support for our Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Telehomecare Program.

Heart Failure Awareness Week: May 3-9

May 3, 2021

As the impact of heart failure (HF) continues to grow across Canada and throughout the world, it is becoming increasingly important in raising awareness among patients and their families.

Preparing for What's Next

May 3, 2021

As of this mid-April writing, the active number of COVID-19 cases in the Thunder Bay district continues to drop (although, as we’ve already seen, that can change quickly), while areas in southern Ontario are again seeing numbers spike as the pandemic’s third wave takes hold.

Dr. Bruce Pynn (left) and Dr. Yasser Labib, Anesthesiologist.

Dentistry and COVID-19: Suited Up and Ready for the Next Patient

May 1, 2021

Visiting the dentist might not be at the top of one’s to-do list, especially during a pandemic, but oral health is an integral part of overall health and well-being.

Meet Angela Kakepetum: Indigenous Patient Navigator

April 29, 2021

For many people living in remote First Nation communities across Northwestern Ontario, coming to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for medical treatment is their first trip to Thunder Bay. Adjusting to the city away from home can be challenging, especially for those who cannot speak English.

Urgent Care From the Comfort of Home

April 28, 2021

Urgent care from the comfort of home is proving to be a welcomed and convenient care option for residents in Thunder Bay who’d rather avoid a trip to the Emergency Department.